2004 Upper Deck Play Ball

Description

2004 Upper Deck Play Ball is a 233-card set. The first 183 cards were issued in the Play Ball product in April, 2004. The set consists of two serial-numbered subsets: Rookie Portfolio (Cards #133-#162) and Classic Combos (#163-#183). Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield four serial-numbered cards, one die-cut card, eight parallels, two game-used memorabilia cards, and one autograph.

The last 50 cards in the set (cards #184-#233) are known as the Update Series and were distributed exclusively as a factory set inside Hobby boxes of 2004 Upper Deck Series Two. Each Series Two Hobby box came with an unmarked and shrink-wrapped Update Set box from one of four possible 2004 Upper Deck early-season products: Vintage, Play Ball, Reflections and SP Game Used Patch. Collectors had to break the shrink wrap to figure out which set they received. The odds of finding the Play Ball Update set were 1:4/sets.

The 1:6 Blue inserts utilize alternate player images than the base cards and numbered parallels. The "Red" die-cut parallel, numbered to /175, actually features Gray/Silver frames.

Distribution

Hobby: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $4). 14 boxes per case.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	183	-	?
short set	132	-	4:1
Rookie Portfolio	30	2004	1:16
Classic Combos	21	1999	1:24
Blue	132	-	1:6
Red/Die Cut	132	175	?
Green	132	15	?
Purple	132	one-of-one	?
Home Run Heroics	40	-	1:24
Apparel Collection	42	-	1:24
Artist's Touch Jersey	34	250	?
Artist's Touch Jersey 50	35	50	?
Tools of the Stars Bat Card	14	-	1:48
Tools of the Stars Bat Card Level 1	14	250	?
Tools of the Stars Bat Card Level 2	11	25	?
Rookie Portfolio Signature	30	-	1:30
Signature Portfolio Black Ink	6	100	?
Signature Portfolio Blue Ink	6	25	?
Signature Portfolio Red Ink	6	10	?
Signature Portfolio Gold w/Black Ink	6	10	?
Signature Portfolio Gold w/Blue Ink	6	5	?
Signature Portfolio Gold w/Red Ink	6	one-of-one	?

Checklist

Promos

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Base Set

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Rookie Portfolios

Rookie Portfolio cards are serial-numbered to 2004.

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Classic Combos

Classic Combos are serial-numbered to 1999.

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Update Series

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Parallels

The first 132 cards in the base set are available in the following parallels.

• Blue
• Green (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
• Purple (one-of-one)

Red/Die-Cut

The first 132 cards in the base set are available in a parallel that is serial-numbered to 175 copies. Cards #1-#42 have a red border, are thicker than standard, and are die-cut around the player's portrait; while cards #43-#132 are silver and die-cut at the corners.

Inserts

Home Run Heroics

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Autographs & Game-Used

Apparel Collection

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Artist's Touch Jersey Card

Each Artist's Touch Jersey is serial-numbered to 250 copies, with a parallel numbered to 50 also available.

NOTE: Card #AT-ML is only available in the "50" set.

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Tools of the Stars Bat Card

Each Tools of the Stars Bat Card is also available in the following parallels.

• Level 1 (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
• Level 2 (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

NOTES

• Level 1 parallels are sequentially-numbered "TS-XX1" while Level 2 parallels are numbered "TS-XX2".
• Cards #TS-CD2, #TS-KW2, and #TS-PI2 do not exist in the Level 2 set.

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Rookie Portfolio Signature

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Signature Portfolio

Each Signature Portfolio is signed in Black Ink and serial-numbered to 100 copies. All are available in the following parallels.

• Blue Ink (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Red Ink ( serial-numbered to ten)
• Gold w/Black Ink (serial-numbered to ten)
• Gold w/Blue Ink (serial-numbered to five)
• Gold w/Red Ink (one-of-one)

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